An 81-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Wednesday — and is being held with no bond — after she was repeatedly warned not to feed bears from her property and refused to comply, authorities said Sunday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) first discovered Mary Musselman’s bear-feeding habits when they received complaints from her neighbors in Sebring Fla., in November, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the wildlife commission.

The FWC had already canvassed the area through the summer and fall in an effort to educate residents on the consequences of feeding wildlife after reports of increased bear sightings in Sebring.

Wildlife officers went to Musselman’s home on Nov. 12 and immediately spotted a black bear on her property, Morse said. “It was coming right up to people.”

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A bear digs through a garbage can in Florida.

The bear was caught and had to be euthanized because “when we see this type of behavior, the public is threatened,” Morse said.

“Bears that are fed are more likely to closely approach people, which increases the risk of injury by bears,” said, Dave Garshelis, Ph. D., a bear research scientist at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

On Nov. 19, officers visited Musselman’s property again and saw that she was putting out birdseed and dog food.